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Kinetic studies not only help us to determine the rate of a chemical reaction but also describe the conditions by which the reaction rates can be altered.
The factors such as concentration, temperature, preasure and catalyst affect the rate of a reaction.
The speed of a reaction or the rate of a reaction can be defined as the change in concentration of a reactant or product in unit time.
Rate \(=k|A|^a[B]^y\)
Here \(k\) is the rate constant
\(x+y\) gives the overall order of a reaction, whereas \(x\) and \(y\) represent the order with respect to the reactants \(A\) and \(B\), respectively.
Table: Initial rate of formation of NO2
S.No.Initial [NO]/mol L-1Initial [O2]/mol L-1Initial rate of formation of [NO2]/mol L-1s-1
1.0.300.300.096
2.0.600.300.384
3.0.300.600.192
4.0.600.600.768

Based on the above observations, the rate of formation of NO2 can be represented as

  1. A Rate of reaction \(=k[ NO ]^2\left[ O _2\right]\)
  2. B Rate of reaction \(=k[ NO ]\left[ O _2\right]^2\)
  3. C Rate of reaction \(=k[ NO ]^2\left[ O _2\right]^2\)
  4. D Rate of reaction \(=k[ NO ]\left[ O _2\right]\)
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(A) Rate of reaction \(=k[ NO ]^2\left[ O _2\right]\)

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Compare Exp. 2 and Exp. 1 for order w.r.t. [NO]: \(\frac{\text{Rate}_2}{\text{Rate}_1} = \frac{k[0.60]^x[0.30]^y}{k[0.30]^x[0.30]^y}\) \(\frac{0.384}{0.096} = \left(\frac{0.60}{0.30}\right)^x\) \(4 = 2^x \implies x=2\) Compare Exp. 3 and Exp. 1 for order w.r.t. [O2]:…
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